November CPO Metting Minutes
12/4/2024 10:02 am
Nease NJROTC Cadet Parent Organization (CPO) and Booster Club
Meeting Minutes
November 21, 2024
Past Event Reports:
October 26th- Drill meet at Mandarin (Keri)
October 27th – CyberPatriot Round 1 (Molly)
October 29th - Cadet Breakfast at School (Molly)
November 2nd – Nease Hosted Drill Meet (Keri)
November 2nd – Roller skating social at Skate Station Fun works
November 7th, 8th and 15th - Promotion and Awards Ceremony (Warrant)
November 7th – Veteran Teacher and staff luncheon at Nease (Warrant)
· Thank you Chris Brown/Geico for providing the catered food
· Thank you D’s Divine Designs (Delara Sharma) for making custom ornaments for all
November 9th – Brain Brawl at Terry Parker (Warrant)
November 11th – Veterans Day Parade in Palatka 80 cadets participated
November 15th – John Patton Celebration of Life event (Carrie) 8 or 9 cadets did a flag folding ceremony for the family; the Patton family is giving a $1000 scholarship each year
November 16th – Orienteering Meet – Goldhead (Christina)
November 17th – CyberPatriot Round 2 (Molly)
Booster/CPO Announcements
· Megan Johns has accepted an open position on the board – Vice President of Events
· Benches received and set up – purchased with money from fundraising – Thank you!
· Anchors are being cleaned up and repainted-Thank you Jennifer Peery
· Need someone to volunteer to run Brick fundraiser
· Need volunteer - TPC ticket sales fundraiser-applying now-begins in December if approved $40/ticket
· The link-Christmas tree auction fundraiser-cost is $25
o Requires us to also provide the artificial tree and decorations; group discussed purchasing a tree on clearance after Christmas this year and doing it next year
Upcoming Events:
Friday, December 6th - Annual Military Inspection
· Parent volunteers needed on December 2nd and 3rd from 9am-1pm
o https://nhsnjrotc.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/140367
· Parents, Family & Friends invited to “Pass in Review” at Football Stadium 12pm-1pm
o During the Pass-in-Review you will get to see the entire Battalion in one formation, a rare moment where we have all 172 Cadets together in one large formation. During this portion of the inspection, they will perform an Armed & Unarmed Exhibition drill performance, present personal awards from the Personnel Inspection held earlier in the day and they will formally march the entire Battalion in military formation for review by our Area Manager, Commander Shaw. It is an impressive sight if you’ve never seen it before.
o It is imperative that we have 100% (or as close to it as possible) of the Cadets in attendance for this inspection, and they should be looking their best! That means clean and neat uniforms along with fresh haircuts and clean shaved. This plays a big part in our selection as the Area’s Most Outstanding Unit, which we’ve won 12 out of the last 15 years.
Friday, December 13th-Sunday, December 15th-St Augustine Night of Lights Parking Lot Fundraiser
· We have 2 parking lots to manage. Will need coverage on Friday evening, all day on Saturday and Sunday broken into shifts.
o Parent Sign Up https://nhsnjrotc.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/140297
o Cadet Sign Up https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C0A4DA4A72EA7FFC70-53268159-night#/
Wednesday, December 18th – Cookies and Cocoa treats for cadets
· Sign up to donate treats and cocoa-sweet treats/Parents sign up to help serve
o https://nhsnjrotc.membershiptoolkit.com/volunteer/141046
Wednesday, January 15th – Warrant guest speaker for Military Officers Association of America (MOAA)
o Invited to be guest speaker along with a Cadet to talk about the program. They intend to give the unit a donation. More to follow.
Saturday, March 29th- Car Show at Nease (Charlie)
o Need volunteers, vendors, Sponsors, Committee being formed if you would like to help
o Charlie created a list – needs 5-8 people to help support the event
Saturday, May 3rd-Navy Ball- World Golf Village Renaissance
Instructor Announcements
· SJCSD approved the construction of a multipurpose building (air rifle range), more info soon regarding costs, funding and timeline. Got clarification that it’s not approve but it’s moving forward with support; if we build it, it must be available for use to other JROTC programs in the county
· Community Service Requests: 30 days in advance request, must be for a non-profit/charity.
Cadet Announcements
1st week of December – parent sign up to come in and help prepare for AMI – there is a report to help parents know what to do
Drill team twice overs will be a challenge due to AMI; will be confined to portable 40 – need some help
Twice overs for Terry Parker will be Thursday December 5th or as part of the work day on Wednesday December 4th
Fundraising Updates:
● Sports Corner Spirit wear store is open until December 6th.
○ https://the-sports-corner-e31e1f.printavo.com/merch/neasehighschoolnjrotcmerchstore/
○ Orders will be delivered to cadets at school during the week of December 16th
○ If you do not want order to go to your cadet – select the shipping option in store
● Memberships are available – comes with swag and discount to Sports Corner
● December 13th – 15th – Night of Lights parking event
○ Need cadet and parent volunteers
● Brick fundraiser is open
